Liz Bemis

Liz Bemis has ridden the Graphic Design and Information Technology range for more than sixteen years, as both an expert coder and creative gunslinger for a wide range of authors, small businesses, organizations and entrepreneurs. Currently Creative Director of Bemis Promotions, her consulting and corporate work includes comprehensive e-commerce site development, implementation of Ad Agency-led national and international marketing campaigns and full program management of US Air Force application development.

Liz brings a unique set of creative and analytical skills to her work with Bemis Promotions clients, balancing a deep-seated need to create attractive, user-friendly sites with the coding chops to work in ASP.NET/VB.NET, PHP, Cold Fusion, DHTML, CSS, Javascript, and Flash ActionScript. No matter what your legacy programs are, she can take your site to the cutting edge of the web frontier.

A four-time nominee for Romance Writers of America’s® coveted Golden Heart® award, Liz is the current Program Director of Ohio Valley Romance Writers of America and has served as its Contest Director in the past. She has been an invited speaker on websites and promotions for authors, presenting “Dr Goodweb: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Site” nationwide.

On the rare occasions she’s not in front of her computer, Liz is an historical re-enactor, joust marshall and sword fighter with Combatant’s Keep, where “riding the range” holds an entirely different meaning.

Jenn Stark

Jenn Stark brings more than 16 years of marketing, communications and branding experience to her role with Bemis Promotions. Her past consulting and corporate work includes concepting, writing and managing the production of extensive direct mail campaigns; directing comprehensive rebranding initiatives for organizations undergoing dramatic change; crafting corporate communications for a diverse and multi-level workforce; and successfully working with individuals and teams to help them achieve their communications and presentation goals.

Prior to her work with Bemis Promotions, Jenn held executive and leadership positions with both corporate and start-up organizations, leading communications initiatives to drive growth and brand recognition. A trainer and speaker on topics of personal branding, social media, marketing, and promotion, Jenn offers skills in strategy development and execution, communication planning, content development, presentations, and project management and facilitation, allowing her to take initiatives from concept to production within deadlines, budget, and in alignment with organizational strategy.

Jenn brings particular experience to her work with authors. An award-winning published freelance business writer and recipient of the Golden Heart® fiction writing award from Romance Writers of America®, Jenn is a past president of the Ohio Valley Romance Writers of America, and currently serves as the chapter’s publicity director, promoting chapter and author events. She is an invited speaker and instructor on Personal Branding, social media and public relations topics, and has worked with several authors one-on-one to help develop their Personal Brands and publicity materials. Her articles on Personal Branding have been featured in the newsletters and online loops of more than 30 writing chapters in the U.S., Canada and Australia.

• Writer Blog Ideas

• Building and Sustaining an Online Community
• Your Personal Brand Launch (or ReLaunch!)

Kristine Krantz

Kristine Krantz is a recovering dot-com junkie with eight years experience integrating online communities into profitable lines of business through online/offline promotions, content generation, product development, and strategic planning. A Masters Degree in International Commerce & Policy provides analytical foundations while writing paranormal and fantasy fiction encourages flights of creative fancy.

Laurie DeSalvo

Laurie  DeSalvo spent close to a decade as a Wall Street analyst, serving as Industry Analyst for Merrill Lynch and Vice President, Senior Equity, Fixed Income Research Analyst for Deutsche Bank Securities.  Laurie uses her writing skills and word-savvy to assist Bemis Promotions clients with content development and copy for websites, print materials and other promotional items.

Laurie holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Economics from the University of Richmond and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Cana Seip

While her title is “Assistant”, Cana is ever-so-much more! (Savior of Liz’s Sanity, is also an applicable title!) She handles client site updates, newsletters, billing, and generally keeps us organized and inline! (No easy task, you can be assured!) It’s no accident that we hired a trained mental health professional. When things get crazy around here, we rely on Cana to pull us back together.